github-vscode-icons

github-vscode-icons

This extension shows a VS Code icons in Github Repositories

What is github-vscode-icons?
'Github-vscode-icons' is a Chrome extension designed to improve the aesthetic and visual experience of browsing through GitHub repositories. By integrating nearly 1000 different VSCode icons into GitHub, this tool allows programmers to easily identify file types and folders, promoting efficiency and ease of use.
Merlin
Stats
Users: 2,000+
Rating: 4.80 (15)
Version: 1.24 (Last updated: 2021-09-30)
Creation date: 2020-07-02
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • *://bitbucket.org/*
  • *://github.com/*
  • *://gist.github.com/*
  • *://gitlab.com/*
  • *://pastebin.com/*
  • *://sourceforge.net/*
Size: 1.79M
URLs: Website
Stats date:

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Merlin
Summary

Displays vscode-icons in github repo, nearly 1000 file/folder icons.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • helpful
  • cool
  • works well
Cons
  • UI changes causing issues
  • conflict with other extensions
Most mentioned
  • helpful
  • cool
  • UI changes
Recent reviews
It works great in the repo preview, but now the UI of files and directories have changed. Now when browsing through the directories in the repo, the icons are no longer shown. Hope this'll get fixed soon.
by Pedro Saravia Pedro Saravia, 2023-06-30

cool :)
by Renato Agille Renato Agille, 2022-09-01

Cool :+1:
by Jurij Zahn Jurij Zahn, 2021-01-27
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Safety
Risk impact

github-vscode-icons is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install github-vscode-icons if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

github-vscode-icons has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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